Restoran Sederhana Mangga Dua — Restaurant in Jakarta

We were walking down the streets of this lovely city, Jakarta, all day and all night. In search of a remarkable landmarks, and we got hungry. We decided to go to Mangga Dua area to search good food, and found this poshy looking restaurant, named Serendah Masakan Padang. As we walked in, we were welcomed by the co-host (acting manager). It was empty when we first came in, and by looking at the food, we ordered immediately. Funny thing is, I am with a trans-friend eating in the restaurant, and the untrained staffs/maids (I do not know what they call it) were mocking my trans-friend. Mocking in a way that offended my trans-friend. So she (my trans-friend) called for the manager to tell him about this dispute, but ended up we never got an apologetic reason(s) from the staffs. We are told the staffs are new, but to us, no matter new or old, schooled or not schooled that is not the way how you treat your customers. Whatsoever, the manager and the cashier came up to us who thought we are from the people of Bali, but they apologised on behalf of the staffs after knowing we are the important people of Malaysia. Moral of the story, despite who you are from, your gender, your race, your colour, etc, please bear in mind that nobody deserve to be...

Do you like eating Nasi Padang? You must be familiar with Sederhana. This is a legendary restaurant that has been around for a long time here. But it has been renovated to be modern and comfortable.

The grilled chicken and rendang are delicious. The spices are also delicious. As a dessert, I tried the es teler. The portions are large, containing avocado, coconut, nata de coco,...

A little bit pricier (you can expect 100000 Rupiah per person, and its a decent feast.) compare than most local Nasi Padang establishment but it had the best in cleanlinest and cozy dining environment. It had both smoking and non smoking area air conditioned. Food are great, authentic local recipies of nasi...